Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been heckling point guard Baron Davis from his courtside seat during games, Yahoo! Sports reported.

Some of the verbal jabs Sterling has directed at Davis: “Why are you in the game?”; “Why did you take that shot?”; “You’re out of shape!”

Baron Davis has reportedly been the main target of heckling by Clippers owner Donald Sterling. (AP photo)

While Sterling, who is widely considered one of the least effective owners in sports, has been taunting other Clippers players since the middle of last season, Davis has received the worst of it, according to the website.

“There’s nothing I can say,” Davis said when asked of Sterling’s behavior. “I have no comment on that. You just get to this point where it’s a fight every day. It’s a fight. You’re fighting unnecessary battles. I’m fighting unnecessary battles.”

Davis signed a five-year, $65 million contract with the Clippers in the summer of 2008, a deal Sterling believes Davis has not played up to. “Baron’s his pet project,” a team source said of Sterling. “He absolutely hates Baron. He wants to get his money back.”

Davis is struggling through an injury-laden season. He’s played in only 11 of the team’s 25 games and has started in just four of them. He’s averaging 7.4 points per game, the first time he hasn’t been in double figures since his rookie season in 1999-2000.

Sterling had little to say when asked about heckling his own players. “When they make shots, it’s great,” Sterling said during halftime of the Clippers’ loss to the Magic. “When they don’t, we’re all disappointed.”

But his lack of to support for his players is frustrating to others within the organization. “The owner of the team has to be the main supporter of the team and the staff,” a team source said. “And when the owner of the team isn’t supporting the players, it doesn’t give you confidence to play the way you want to. This guy is supposed to be on your side, not against you. You want someone who can support what you’re doing and be on your side.”